Close the gap while closing the loop? Global North-South relations for a fair circular economy transition
A circular economy transition in high-income countries will disrupt the international relations and trade flows of today’s globalized linear economy. How can partner countries collaborate to fairly distribute opportunities for circular value creation? How […]
Resources and Circular Economy Conference to be held in Ghana
St. Gallen/Accra/Online, 6 July 2020 The WRF Secretariat conducted three successful conference calls with WRF2020 partners from June 23-25. At these dates originally WRF 2020 Ghana would have taken place, […]
Environment Minister Ghana Announces Natural Resources Initiatives
Accra, 5 March 2020 The sustainable use of natural resources will be at the heart of debates at the first World Resources Forum to be held in Africa (WRF2020), which […]
MOOC Launched by UN and Partners to Galvanise Action for Managing Hazardous E-waste
Geneva, 18 February 2020 It is estimated that, by 2050, there will be about 120 million metric tonnes of e-waste produced per year, far-outstripping current capacities to properly manage it […]
Circular Economy Missing Link in Fight Against Climate Change
Antwerp, 18 March 2019 For four days, Antwerp was the epicentre of the circular economy. More than 750 company leaders, scientists and policy makers from all over the world came […]
Lifestyles Need to Change Radically, WRF Conference Concludes
Antwerp, 27 Febuary 2019 Circular Economy is an enabler for climate policy. Over half of greenhouse gas emissions can be directly linked to our materials footprint. We have to link […]
Antwerp Fertile Ground for Circular Economy, WRF19 Program Update
Antwerp, 28 January 2019 The next World Resources Forum will take place in Antwerp, Belgium from 24 to 27 February. Co-organised by the Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM) and the World Resources Forum Association (WRF) […]
Anchoring Sustainable and Efficient Resource Management, Call for Papers WRF Geneva 2019 out
St. Gallen, 30 January 2019 The WRF Secretariat published the Call for Papers for World Resources Forum Geneva 2019 today. “Anchoring Sustainable and Efficient Resource Management” is this year’s motto of […]
New Project on Certification for Raw Materials Kicked off
Brussels, 5 December 2018 The new project “Voluntary certification scheme for waste treatment” (CEWASTE) has been launched in Brussels this month. Over the coming two years this European Horizon 2020 project […]
Health Threats Circular Economy Need to be Addressed
Nairobi, 4 December 2017 “If we want to promote business opportunities in the circular economy of developing countries, accelerating the sound management of chemicals and waste, it is pivotal to […]
